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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Andy Samberg

Courtesy of Wikipedia Andy Samberg (August 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, and musician. He is a member of the comedy music group the Lonely Island with Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Samberg was also a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2005 to 2012, where he and his fellow group members are credited with popularizing the SNL Digital […]

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Debra Messing

Courtesy of Wikipedia Debra Messing (August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in the television series, Ned and Stacey on Fox (1995–1997), and Prey on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received seven Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Mila Kunis

Courtesy of Wikipedia Mila Kunis (August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, and raised in Los Angeles, she began playing Jackie Burkhart on the Fox television series That ’70s Show (1998–2006) at age 15. She has voiced Meg Griffin on the Fox animated series Family Guy since 1999. Kunis’s breakout film role was in the 2008 romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.  She

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Rosanna Arquette

Courtesy of Wikipedia Rosanna Arquette (August 10, 1959) is an American actress. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance in the TV film The Executioner’s Song (1982) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the film Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Her other film roles include After Hours (also 1985), The Big Blue (1988), Pulp Fiction (1994), and Crash (1996). She also directed

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Michael Kors

Courtesy of Wikipedia Michael Kors (August 9, 1959) is an American fashion designer. He is the chief creative officer of his brand, Michael Kors, which sells men’s and women’s ready-to-wear, accessories, watches, jewelry, footwear, and fragrance. Kors was the first women’s ready-to-wear designer for the French house Celine, from 1997 to 2003. On January 2, 2019, Michael

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Maggie Wheeler

Courtesy of Wikipedia Maggie Wheeler (August 7) is an American actress. She is best known as Janice on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), and Anita on Ellen (1994–1996). In addition to her acting and voiceover work, she is a singer, songwriter, choir director, and workshop facilitator. Wheeler is the daughter of Barbara, a writer, and John Jakobson, who began

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Soleil Moon Frye

Courtesy of Wikipedia Soleil Moon Frye (August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She began her career as a child actress at the age of two. When she was seven, Frye won the role of Penelope “Punky” Brewster in the NBC sitcom Punky Brewster. The series debuted in September 1984 and earned consistently low ratings,

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Richard Belzer

Courtesy of Wikipedia Richard Belzer (August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023) was an American actor, comedian, and author. He was best known for his role as BPD Detective, NYPD Detective/sergeant, and investigator John Munch, whom he portrayed for 23 years in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order: Special Victims Unitand several guest

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Karlie Kloss

Courtesy of Wikipedia Karlie Kloss (August 3, 1992) is an American fashion model. She was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 2013 until 2015, when she resigned to study at New York University. By 2019, Kloss had appeared on 40 international Vogue covers. Apart from modeling, Kloss has an interest in technology. She founded the “Kode with Klossy” camp to get young

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Aaron Krickstein

Courtesy of Wikipedia Aaron Krickstein (August 2, 1967), nicknamed “Marathon Man”, is an American former professional tennis player who competed on the ATP Tour from 1983 to 1996. He currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour. Krickstein reached his career high ATP ranking of World No. 6 on February 26, 1990. He achieved this ranking on the back of wins

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: B.J. Novak

Courtesy of Wikipedia Benjamin Joseph Novak (July 31, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Novak is known for starring as Ryan Howard in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), for which he was also a writer and executive producer. He appeared in the films Inglourious Basterds (2009), Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and The

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Today’s Jewish Birthday: Lisa Kudrow

Courtesy of Wikipedia Lisa Kudrow (July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite, American Comedy, and TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the greatest television characters of all time

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